Press release

Singh Navjit: “Ravikumar and Selvaprabhu played a great match and helped us a lot”

Moustafa Idris, Captain of Egypt: “All I can say is that this is definitely not our level. Everyone´s performance was under the normal for our team”.

Singh Navjit, Captain of India: “This was a very important match for our team as we needed to win for qualifying. Now we will focus on preparing for the second round. Ravikumar and Selvaprabhu played a great match and helped us a lot”.

Mohamed Ellakany, Coach of Egypt: “Our captain Mustafa Idris had a physical problem and could not play for a long time, so I needed to replace him. About the match, I can say we made many mistakes, especially in receiving”.

M. H. Kumara, Coach of India: “I am very glad as we advanced for the second round for the second time in the country´s history. The mental side is very important in volleyball and our team was very calm for this match. We blocked very well, especially Vaishnav”.